Camstoll Group, LLC Foreign Agents Registration Act filing

Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 07/30/2013 9:23:55 PM

OMB NO. 1 124-0002; Expires February 28, 2014

u.s. Department of Justice Supplemental Statement

. Washington, dc 20530 Pursuant to the Foreign Agents Registration Act of

1938, as amended

For Six Month Period Ending June 30, 2013

(Insert date)

I - REGISTRANT

1. (a) Name of Registrant (b) Registration No.

The Camstoll Group L.L.C. 6144

(c) Business Address(es) of Registrant

1112 Montana Ave. #904
Santa Monica, CA 90403

2. Has there been a change in the information previously furnished in connection with the following?

(a) If an individual:

(1) Residence address(es)

Yes

□

No

□

(2) Citizenship

Yes

□

No

□

(3) Occupation

Yes

□

No

□

If an organization:

(1) Name

Yes

□

No

(2) Ownership or control

Yes

m

No

□

(3) Branch offices

Yes

No

□

(c) Explain fully all changes, if any, indicated in Items (a) and (b) above.

Camstoll opened an office at 1 1726 San Vicente Blvd., Suite 600, Los Angeles, CA 90049.
Benjamin Schmidt became a member of The Camstoll Group L.L.C.

IF THE REGISTRANT IS AN INDIVIDUAL, OMIT RESPONSE TO ITEMS 3, 4, AND 5(a).

3. If you have previously filed Exhibit C 1 , state whether any changes therein have occurred during this 6 month reporting period.
Yes □ No S

If yes, have you filed an amendment to the Exhibit C? Yes □ No □

If no, please attach the required amendment.

1 The Exhibit C, for which no printed form is provided, consists of a true copy of the charter, articles of incorporation, association, and by laws of a registrant that is an

organization. (A waiver of the requirement to file an Exhibit C may be obtained for good cause upon written application to the Assistant Attorney General, National Security
Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530.)

Formerly CRM-1 54 FORM NSD-2

Revised 03/1 1

Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 07/30/2013 9:23:55 PM

Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 07/30/2013 9:23:55 PM

(PAGE 2)

, 4. (a) Have any persons ceased acting as partners, offieers-,5directors or similar officials of the registrant during this 6 month reporting period?
Yes □ No H

If yes, furnish the following information:

Name Position Date Connection Ended

(b) Have any persons become partners, officers, directors or similar officials during this 6 month reporting period?
Yes S No □

If yes, furnish the following information:

Name Residence Address Citizenship Position Date Assumed

Howard Mendelsohn 448 Chestnut Hill St., USA Managing Director April 22, 2013

Gaithersburg MD 20878

5. (a) Has any person named in Item 4(b) rendered services directly in furtherance of the interests of any foreign principal?
Yes g] No □

If yes, identify each such person and describe the service rendered.

Howard Mendelsohn: Advise on issues pertaining to illicit financial activity and developing and implementing strategies to
combat illicit financial activity.

(b) During this six month reporting period, has the registrant hired as employees or in any other capacity, any persons who rendered
or will render services to the registrant directly in furtherance of the interests of any foreign principal(s) in other than a clerical or
secretarial, or in a related or similar capacity? Yes S No O

Name Residence Address Citizenship , Position Date Assumed

MarkNakhla 9174 Furey Road USA Director April 15, 2013

Lorton, VA 22079

(c) Have any employees or individuals, who have filed a short form registration statement, terminated their employment or
connection with the registrant during this 6 month reporting period? Yes D No

If yes, furnish the following information:

Name Position or Connection Date Terminated

(d) Have any employees or individuals, who have filed a short form registration statement, terminated their connection with any foreign
principal during this 6 month reporting period? Yes O . No IE)

If yes, furnish the following information:

Name Position or Connection Foreign Principal Date Terminated

6. Have short form registration statements been filed by all of the persons named in Items 5(a) and 5(b) of the supplemental statement?
Yes No □

If no, list names of persons who have not filed the required statement.

Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 07/30/2013 9:23:55 PM

Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 07/30/2013 9:23:55 PM

(PAGE 3)

II - FOREIGN PRINCIPAL -^-^

7. Has your connection with any foreign principal ended during this 6 month reporting period? Yes □ No [HI

If yes, furnish the following information:

Foreign Principal Date of Termination

8. Have you acquired any new foreign principal(s) 2 during this 6 month reporting period? Yes □ No 8

If yes, furnish th following information:

Name and Address of Foreign Principal(s) Date Acquired

9. In addition to those named in Items 7 and 8, if any, list foreign principal(s) 2 whom you continued to represent during the 6 month
reporting period.

Outlook Energy Investments LLC

1 0. (a) Have you filed exhibits for the newly acquired foreign principal(s), if any, listed in Item 8?
Exhibit A 3 Yes □ No □

Exhibit B 4 Yes □ No □

If no, please attach the required exhibit.

(b) Have there been any changes in the Exhibits A and B previously filed for any foreign principal whom you
represented during this six month period? Yes □ No [HI

If yes, have you filed an amendment to these exhibits? Yes □ No □

If no, please attach the required amendment.

2 The term "foreign principal" includes, in addition to those defined in section 1(b) of the Act, an individual organization any of whose activities are directly or indirectly
supervised, directed, controlled, financed, or subsidized in whole or in major part by a foreign government, foreign political party, foreign organization or foreign individual.
(See Rule 1 00(a) (9)). A registrant who represents more than one foreign principal is required to list in the statements he files under the Act only those principals for whom he
is not entitled to claim exemption under Section 3 of the Act. (See Rule 208.)

3 The Exhibit A, which is filed on Form NSD-3 (Formerly CRM-157) sets forth the information required to be disclosed concerning each foreign principal.

4 The Exhibit B, which is filed on Form NSD-4 (Formerly CRM-155) sets fourth the information concerning the agreement or understanding between the registrant and the
foreign principal.

Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 07/30/2013 9:23:55 PM

Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 07/30/2013 9:23:55 PM

,,:^.„„,..i - III - ACTIVITIES

(PAGE 4)

11. During this 6 month reporting period, have you engaged in any activities for or rendered any services to any foreign principal
named in Items 7, 8, or 9 of this statement? Yes No □

If yes, identify each foreign principal and describe in full detail your activities and services:

For Outlook Energy Investments LLC, Camstoll advises on issues pertaining to illicit financial activity and developing and
implementing strategies to combat illicit financial activity. Camstoll has conducted outreach to think tanks, business interests,
government officials, media, and other leaders in the United States regarding issues related to illicit financial activity.

12. During this 6 month reporting period, have you on behalf of any foreign principal engaged in political activity 5 as defined below?
Yes H No □

If yes, identify each such foreign principal and describe in full detail all such political activity, indicating, among other things,
the relations, interests and policies sought to be influenced and the means employed to achieve this purpose. If the registrant
arranged, sponsored or delivered speeches, lectures or radio and TV broadcasts, give details as to dates, places of delivery,
names of speakers and subject matter.

See response to question 1 1 and attached chart of contacts.

13. In addition to the above described activities, if any, have you engaged in activity on your own behalf which benefits your
foreign principal(s)? Yes □ No H

If yes, describe fully.

5 The term "political activity" means any activity that the person engaging in believes will, or that the person intends to, in any way influence any agency or official of the

Government of the United States or any section of the public within the United States with reference to formulating, adopting or changing the domestic or foreign policies of the
United States or with reference to political or public interests, policies, or relations of a government of a foreign country or a foreign political party.

Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 07/30/2013 9:23:55 PM

Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 07/30/20 1 3 9:23 :55 PM

IV - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

(PAGE 5)

14(a) RECEIPTS-MONIES

During this 6 month reporting period, have you received from any foreign principal named in Items 7, 8, or 9 of this
statement, or from any other source, for or in the interests of any such foreign principal, any contributions, income or
money either as compensation or otherwise? Yes H No □

If no, explain why.

If yes, set forth below in the required detail and separately for each foreign principal an account of such monies. 6
Date From Whom Purpose Amount

12/17/12 Outlook Energy Investments LLC Retainer for fees and expenses $ 4,3 13,094.84

$4,313,094.84
Total

(b) RECEIPTS - FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN

During this 6 month reporting period, have you received, as part of a fundraising campaign 7 , any money on behalf of any
foreign principal named in Items 7, 8, or 9 of this statement? Yes □ No H

If yes, have you filed an Exhibit D to your registration? Yes □ No □

If yes, indicate the date the Exhibit D was filed. Date

(c) RECEIPTS-THINGS OF VALUE

During this 6 month reporting period, have you received any thing of value 9 other than money from any foreign principal
named in Items 7, 8, or 9 of this statement, or from any other source, for or in the interests of any such foreign principal?
Yes □ No HI

If yes, furnish the following information:

Foreign Principal Date Received Thing of Value Purpose

6, 7 A registrant is required to file an Exhibit D if he collects or receives contributions, loans, moneys, or other things of value for a foreign principal, as part of a fundraising
campaign. (See Rule 201(e)).

8 An Exhibit D, for which no printed form is provided, sets forth an account of money collected or received as a result of a fundraising campaign and transmitted for a foreign
principal.

9 Things of value include but are not limited to gifts, interest free loans, expense free travel, favored stock purchases, exclusive rights, favored treatment over competitors,
"kickbacks," and the like.

Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 07/30/2013 9:23:55 PM

Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 07/30/2013 9:23:55 PM

(PAGE 6)

15. (a) DISBURSEMENTS-MONIES

During this 6 month reporting period, have you

(1) disbursed or expended monies in connection with activity on behalf of any foreign principal named in Items 7, 8, or
9 of this statement? Yes S No □

(2) transmitted monies to any such foreign principal? Yes □ No H

If no, explain in full detail why there were no disbursements made on behalf of any foreign principal.

If yes, set forth below in the required detail and separately for each foreign principal an account of such monies, including
monies transmitted, if any, to each foreign principal.

Date To Whom Purpose Amount

See attachment.

Total

Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 07/30/2013 9:23:55 PM

Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 07/30/2013 9:23:55 PM

(PAGE 7)

(b) DISBURSEMENTS-THINGS OF VALUE .

During this 6 month reporting period, have you disposed of anything of value 10 other than money in furtherance of or in
connection with activities on behalf of any foreign principal named in Items 7, 8, or 9 of this statement?

Yes □ No

If yes, furnish the following information:

Date Recipient Foreign Principal Thing of Value Purpose

(c) DISBURSEMENTS-POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS

During this 6 month reporting period, have you from your own funds and on your own behalf either directly or through any
other person, made any contributions of money or other things of value" in connection with an election to any political
office, or in connection with any primary election, convention, or caucus held to select candidates for political office?

Yes □ No

If yes, furnish the following information:

Date Amount or Thing of Value Political Organization or Candidate Location of Event

10, 1 1 Things of value include but are not limited to gifts, interest free loans, expense free travel, favored stock purchases, exclusive rights, favored treatment over competitors,
"kickbacks" and the like.

Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 07/30/2013 9:23:55 PM

Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 07/30/2013 9:23:55 PM

(PAGE 8)

hU. V - INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS ^

16. (a) During this 6 month reporting period, did you prepare, disseminate or cause to be disseminated any informational materials? 12

Yes □ No H

If Yes, go to Item 17.

(b) If you answered No to Item 16(a), do you disseminate any material in connection with your registration?
Yes □ No ED

If Yes, please forward the materials disseminated during the six month period to the Registration Unit for review.

17. Identify each such foreign principal.

18. During this 6 month reporting period, has any foreign principal established a budget or allocated a specified sum of money to
finance your activities in preparing or disseminating informational materials? Yes □ No □

If yes, identify each such foreign principal, specify amount, and indicate for what period of time.

19. During this 6 month reporting period, did your activities in preparing, disseminating or causing the dissemination of informational
materials include the use of any of the following:

D Radio or TV broadcasts □ Magazine or newspaper D Motion picture films □ Letters or telegrams

D Advertising campaigns □ Press releases D Pamphlets or other publications □ Lectures or speeches

□ Other (specify)

Electronic Communications

□ Email

□ Website URL(s):

□ Social media websites URL(s):

□ Other (specify)

20. During this 6 month reporting period, did you disseminate or cause to be disseminated informational materials among any of
the following groups:

□ Public officials □ Newspapers □ Libraries

D Legislators □ Editors □ Educational institutions

□ Government agencies □ Civic groups or associations □ Nationality groups

□ Other (specify)

2 1 . What language was used in the informational materials:

□ English □ Other (specify)

22. Did you file with the Registration Unit, U.S. Department of Justice a copy of each item of such informational materials
disseminated or caused to be disseminated during this 6 month reporting period? Yes d No D

23. Did you label each item of such informational materials with the statement required by Section 4(b) of the Act?

Yes □ No □

1 2 The term informational materials includes any oral, visual, graphic, written, or pictorial information or matter of any kind, including that published by means of advertising,
books, periodicals, newspapers, lectures, broadcasts, motion pictures, or any means or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce or otherwise. Informational materials
disseminated by an agent of a foreign principal as part of an activity in itself exempt from registration, or an activity which by itself would not require registration, need not be
filed pursuant to Section 4(b) of the Act.

Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 07/30/2013 9:23:55 PM

Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 07/30/20 1 3 9:23 :55 PM

(PAGE 9)

VI - EXECUTION

In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1746, the undersigned swear(s) or affirm(s) under penalty of perjury that he/she has (they have) read
the information set forth in this registration statement and the attached exhibits and that he/she is (they are) familiar with the contents
thereof and that such contents are in their entirety true and accurate to the best of his/her (their) knowledge and belief, except that the
undersigned make(s) no representation as to truth or accuracy of the information contained in the attached Short Form Registration
Statement(s), if any, insofar as such information is not within his/her (their) personal knowledge.

(Date of signature) (Print or type name under each signature or provide electronic signature 13 )
July 30, 2013 /s/ Matthew Epstein eSigned

1 3 This statement shall be signed by the individual agent, if the registrant is an individual, or by a majority of those partners, officers, directors or persons performing similar
functions, if the registrant is an organization, except that the organization can, by power of attorney, authorize one or more individuals to execute this statement on its behalf.

Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 07/30/2013 9:23:55 PM

The Camstoll Group L.L.C.

Supplemental Statement for the period ending June 30, 2013

Attachment

Item 12

Matthew Epstein

Date

Name

Position

Contact

Subject Matter

3/4/2013

Kate Bauer

Financial Attache, Department of the Treasury

Meeting

Middle East security and illicit finance issues

3/7/2013

Bill Spindle

Dow Jones Newswires; The Wall Street Journal

Meeting-

Middle East security and illicit finance issues

5/8/2013

Kate Bauer

Financial Attache, Department of the Treasury

Meeting

Middle East security and illicit finance issues

6/24/2013

Rick Gladstone

New York Times

Telephone

Middle East security and illicit finance issues

6/25/2013

Joby Warrick

Washington Post

Meeting

Middle East security and illicit finance issues

6/26/2013

Kate Bauer

Financial Attache, Department of the Treasury

Telephone

Middle East security and illicit finance issues

6/26/2013

Camilla Hall

Financial Times

Telephone

Middle East security and illicit finance issues

6/27/2013

Lori Plotkin Boghardt

The Washington Institute

Meeting

Middle East security and illicit finance issues

6/27/2013

Dana El Baltaji

Bloomberg News

Telephone

Middle East security and illicit finance issues

6/27/2013

Bill Spindle

Wall Street Journal

Telephone

Middle East security and illicit finance issues

6/28/2013

Michael Rubin

American Enterprise Institute

Meeting

Middle East security and illicit finance issues

6/30/2013

John Defterios

CNN

Telephone

Middle East security and illicit finance issues

Howard Mendelsohn

Date

Name

Position

Contact

Subject Matter

5/13/2013

Betsy Shapiro

Deputy Branch Director, Department of Justice

Telephone

Middle East security and illicit finance issues

5/29/2013

Mark Hosenball

Reuters

Meeting

Middle East security and illicit finance issues

5/30/2013

Mark Hosenball

Reuters

Meeting

Middle East security and illicit finance issues

6/5/2013

Clete Johnson

Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

Meeting

Middle East security and illicit finance issues

6/11/2013

Mike Jacobson

Senior Advisor, Department of State

Telephone

Middle East security and illicit finance issues

6/20/2013

Matt Levitt

Washington Institute

Telephone

Middle East security and illicit finance issues

6/21/2013

Mike Jacobson

Senior Advisor, Department of State

Telephone

Middle East security and illicit finance issues

6/24/2013

Rick Gladstone

New York Times

Telephone

Middle East security and illicit finance issues

6/27/2013

Hillel Fradkin

Hudson Institute

Meeting

Middle East security and illicit finance issues

6/28/2013

Michael Rubin

American Enterprise Institute

Meeting

Middle East security and illicit finance issues

7/10/2013

Adam Kredo

Free Beacon

Meeting

Middle East security and illicit finance issues

7/16/2013

Richard Goldberg

Deputy Chief of Staff, Senator Mark Kirk

Meeting

Middle East security and illicit finance issues

7/18/2013

Elliott Abrams

Council on Foreign Relations

Meeting

Middle East security and illicit finance issues

6/26/2013

Mark Dubowitz

Foundation for Defense of Democracies

Meeting

Middle East security and illicit finance issues

7/18/2013

Matthew Zweig

Senior Professional Staff Member, Committee
on Foreign Relations

Meeting

Middle East security and illicit finance issues

Mark Nakh

a

Date

Name

Position

Contact

Subject Matter

6/27/2013

Lori Plotkin Boghardt

The Washington Institute

Meeting

Middle East security and illicit finance issues

6/27/2013

Hillel Fradkin

Hudson Institute

Meeting

Middle East security and illicit finance issues

Benjamin Schmidt

Date

Name

Position

Contact

Subject Matter

6/29/2013

Jeremy Bray man

Director, Office of Mid-East/Europe,
Department of the Treasury

Telephone;
E-mail

Middle East security and illicit finance issues

Item 15

Date

To Whom

Purpose

Amount

Various

American Express

Office expense (books, periodicals, public records)

$4,036.68

March 3-7, 2013

American Express

Travel (Matthew Epstein to Abu Dhabi for client meetings)

$4,926.25

June 25-29, 2013

American Express

Travel (Matthew Epstein and Howard Mendelsohn to
Washington, D.C. for meetings identified in item 12)

$5,412.66

Total $14,375.59